Atlantic hurricane season begins on Wednesday and meteorologists from NOAA have projected another above-normal season. The season extends through Nov. 30.
in the Atlantic Basin, according to NOAA’s Hurricane Research Division, including the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday that it is watching two areas for potential tropical cyclone development.Fox News senior meteorologist Janice Dean said she is keeping an eye on an area of low pressure that could develop over the next few days in the Gulf of Mexico.
Dean also warned residents of southern Florida to be on alert, with the possibility of heavy rain over the weekend and next week. If it does become a tropical storm, this system will receive the name"Alex," the first on this year's list of storm names for the Atlantic Basin.